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Known in the industry for pushing the envelope of fully integrated solar energy, Atlantis Energy Systems teamed with Dawn Solar to collaborate on a solar thermal and photovoltaic system on an existing home in Virginia.
By placing solar thermal tubing underneath the Sunslate™ tile system two solar objectives are achieved. The solar thermal system absorbs heat created from the electric production process of the PV panels resulting in both systems operating more efficiently. The renovation also included the installation of PV integrated skylights or custom skylight design. The hybrid system located above the pool house generates over 3 kilowatts (kW) of electricity and saves another .79kW per hour do to the 2700 Btus of heat recovered from the heat generated below the PV tiles. In addition, 4’ x 6’ Atlantis energy architectural glass totaling 1.2kW was used as skylights and another Sunslate PV system over the south sloped roof generates 1kW of electricity. |
